SIC Resource Library
Everything you need to support an effective School Improvement Council — from meeting requirements and managing membership to planning meaningful work and strengthening your SIC.
SIC Handbook - NEW
Start with the essential guide to SIC roles, responsibilities, requirements, and governance.
Keep track of key SIC activities, requirements, and deadlines throughout the school year.
Assessment Matrix - NEW
Assess your SIC's current practices, identify areas for growth, and determine your next steps.
Run Your SIC
Practical resources for managing the responsibilities and requirements of your School Improvement Council.
Meetings & FOIA
A practical guide to meeting notices, agendas, posting requirements, and preparing for an SIC meeting.
Plans change. Use this guide to make sure the new meeting information is properly posted.
Once an agenda has been publicly posted, adding a new item is subject to FOIA requirements. Use this guide to determine what your SIC needs to do.
Use this sample as a starting point for developing your council's meeting agenda.
Use this ready-to-customize template to notify the public when a previously announced SIC meeting has been rescheduled.
Bylaws
A step-by-step resource to help SICs review and update their bylaws in preparation for the upcoming requirement.
Ready-to-use template you can customize for schools with grades below grade 9.
Instructions for tailoring sample bylaws to your school with grades below grade 9.
Ready-to-use template you can customize for schools that include grade 9 and above.
Instructions for tailoring sample bylaws for schools with grade 9 and above.
Membership & Elections
Everything you need to know about SIC elections, from state laws to best practices.
A template to help gather nominations for SIC parent elections.
Ready-to-use format for a clear and professional voting process.
Tips for sharing candidate bios and photos to boost parent participation.
Easily appoint community representatives to your SIC.
Plan Your Work
Tools to help your SIC move beyond meeting requirements and toward meaningful, collaborative work that supports your school community.
Project Planning
SIC Project Toolkit - NEW
A practical toolkit to help your council identify a need, develop a project, organize the work, and evaluate its impact.
Assess Your SIC
SIC Assessment Matrix - NEW
Use the matrix as a council to reflect on your current practices, recognize strengths, and identify opportunities for growth.
Report to Parents
We’ve started your Report to Parents for you. Access our Report to Parents Canva Templates for you to personalize.
Want to know what one of our finalized Report to Parents Templates looks like, check out our Sample Reports.
See creative and effective reports from schools across South Carolina for inspiration.
Can’t find what you need?
We’re here to help! Contact us at sic@mailbox.sc.edu.